HT5429 Changing language of street names in Apple maps

How can I change my street names to French or English instead of Flemish?

The names of streets should show up in whatever languge is official or predominant for the locale (meaning if you look at a map of France, it will show street names in french). There is a Map Label setting in the Settings app for maps, but I don't beleive it will effect street names.

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I only have generic "turn left" or "turn right".
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Solved!
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Try this
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Thanks Andy I did not know that. But how can I get it on an i-phone 5S. Turn by turn directions on a desktop of lap top are no good when you are driving.

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Changing first and last name on apple account

Hi guys,
My dad had an Apple account that we all used to make iTunes purchases etc. He no longer wants it and just gave it to me since it has all our purchase history on it, etc.
I've managed to change the email address, shipping address, etc. When I sign into the "My Info" (https://myinfo.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyInfo) page on Apple it even says Welcome [My Name].
However, when I just tried registering for the iPhone SDK, I noticed the account name was still under my dad's name.
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1. Is there anyway for me to change this to mine.?
2. If there is no way to do it online, do you think they could do it over the phone?
Any advice here? Thanks.

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I think the answer is in the announcement at the top of this forum:
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HT5429 Poor quality and missing Street View from Apple Maps - any alternative?

Is it just me, or are other appalled by the poor quality and loss of key functions in the new Maps app. Newbury has replaced Gillingham Dorset!! It also has no Street View which I use when visiting unfamiliar places. Apple appears to be prioritising its own interests above those of the customer by releasing something greatly inferior and of poor quality. Also interested to know if people value "3D Flypast" when living outside London over the much more useful Streetview?
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No longer see street names in local language after...

In WP8, I can have English as the Phone Language and Chinese as the Browser & Search Language, and see street names in Chinese in Here Maps and Here Drive, as i'm in a Chinese-spoken country. However, after upgrade to 8.1, I can no longer enjoy the benefit of dual languages, as when i have English as the phone language, the street names are all displayed in English (not exactly the correct name in Chinese) and voice navigation would sound funny... Any way i can get the dual language capability back? I've tried different country/format setting but none works... Thank you.

Not really. I previously tried that already. I added Chinese (Taiwan) and moved up pre-existing English as the phone language. Also set navigation voice in Here Drive+ to Chinese. Result:
1. Street names still shows in English (it goes with phone language obviously), like "Da Xing Rd." However, some landmarks will show in both languages.
2. Navigation voice is in Chinese but all the street names are announced in English, so e.g. "Da Xing Rd." is announced as "Da-Sing-R-D". ("St." will be announced as "S-T"...) (This is the same as in WP8)
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I just changed to ios 6. I live in Thailand. Ignoring the comments on Apple Maps in the internet, I thought I try it out. I am using an IPad 3 with German language. When calling Apple Maps, I noticed to my surprise, that all street names are placed in Thai Alphabet, there is no Roman letters as are vital to be able to know where you are and where you want to go, if you cannot write Thai. Google Maps has that, of course, as does any naviagtion system in Asia. Does anyone know a) how to change/add the street names in Latin letters or b) how to uninstall IOS 6 and return to the previous version, so that I can use the Maps feature again? Thanks

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Apple Maps Shows Different City - from my Contacts

Hi,
I have a question about the built-in Apple Maps app. (and this isn't intended to be an "Apple Maps" rant - just a question).
In my contacts, I have several friends who live in my same city (Edmonton, Alberta Canada).
When I click on their address or use maps to show me a route to them, it shows them in Calgary Alberta - another city, 300 kilometers away.
Even though the City in the address info in the contact is Edmonton.
I will type their name in Apple Maps and it shows:
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Power-cycling everything. MBP, router/modem, Ethernet switches, ATV, and the external 1TB firewire drive my iTunes library is on.
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HT5621 I bought my iMac from someone. Everything was changed over to my name however when I try to update programs it only shows the old users apple ID and I can't update. How do I change this so I can update the applications and have everything fully und

I bought my iMac from someone. Everything was changed over to my name however when I try to update programs it only shows the old users apple ID and I can't update. How do I change this so I can update the applications and have everything fully under me?

The first thing to do with a second-hand computer is to erase the internal drive and install a clean copy of OS X. You — not the previous owner — must do that. How you do it depends on the model, and on whether you already own another Mac. If you're not sure of the model, enter the serial number on this page. Then find the model on this page to see what OS version was originally installed.
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If the machine shipped with OS X 10.6, you need the installation media that came with it: gray installation discs, or a USB flash drive for some MacBook Air models. For early MBA models, you may need a USB optical drive or Remote Disc. You should have received the media from the previous owner, but if you didn't, order replacements from Apple. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work.
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Sometimes Apple sends emails to me in Dutch. My language is English. An Apple employee told me my initiating profile shows Dutch. He did not know how to change it. How do I?

Apple sends emails to me in Dutch to one of my email addresses. My language is English. An Apple employee told me my initiating profile shows Dutch. He did not know how to change it. How do I?
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This sounds like your language preference is set to Dutch on your Apple ID. I would go to My Apple ID, Manage Your Apple ID and change the language and contact preferences.
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HT5429 Changing language of street names in Apple maps

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